Silke Meyer is an Associate Professor at Monash University and Adjunct Associate Professor at CQUniversity, Australia. Silke is a criminologist and social worker by training, bringing practical and theoretical expertise to her research, teaching, and writing. Her research centres on different aspects of domestic and family violence, including women and children's safety and wellbeing, men's accountability in their role as perpetrators and fathers, experiences specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and the role of domestic and family violence-informed practice in child protection, policing, and court proceedings. Silke's research has been published and cited widely and continues to inform policy and practice in areas of victim- and perpetrator-related service delivery.

Dr Andrew Frost leads a team of educators in the Domestic and Family Violence Practice program at CQUniversity, Australia. Andrew has been working, teaching, and researching in offender rehabilitation since 1993. His practice and award-winning research into group work with violent offenders, along with the establishment of a forensic therapeutic community, has spawned a range of publications across books and academic journals. Theoretical models and other outcomes from this work have been used by state, NGO, and independent service providers to inform practice.

This book offers a thorough introduction into the nature and extent of domestic and family violence in contemporary social contexts, offers insight into its predominantly gendered nature, and serves as a foundation for informed practice.

Part 1: The Context 1. Introduction 2. The nature and prevalence of domestic and family violence 3. Theoretical strands Part 2: The People 4. Enacting violence in private spaces: Understanding perpetratorhood 5. Resisting violence in private spaces: Understanding victimhood 6. The burden on children Part 3: Diversity 7. Not just a heterosexual, intimate relationship problem 8. The vulnerability of the displaced and the dispossessed: Matching services to migrant and indigenous populations Part 4: Responding 9. Tackling domestic and family violence: Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention 10. Responding to domestic and family violence: Good practices 11. Conclusion